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Originally Posted by Puster Bill
I get a laugh when people complain about tankers not sinking.
Tankers are compartmented vessels that are either full of air when empty, and thus have a great deal of reserve bouyancy, or they are full of liquid that is lighter than water, and thus have a great deal of reserve bouyancy.
In real life, tankers were harder to sink than cargo vessels, because of the compartmentalization inherent in a vessel designed to ship liquids.
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While I agree with you there,There are exceptions,Yes I'm looking at you passenger/cargo
that really needs looking at
